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scandal

[skan-dl] / ˈskæn dl /


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The story journalists told about Mark Lamb’s victory Tuesday night was one of victory over scandal.

From Slate Jul. 23, 2026

Despite his involvement in the Astros’ sign-stealing scandal in 2017, ex-Dodgers infielder Alex Cora remains a respected manager who should rebound from the Red Sox firing him.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The largest maternity scandal in NHS history is set to become the focus of a new television drama starring Harry Potter actor Jason Isaacs.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

The so-called Tank Day controversy led to a "sharp decline in sales" in the early days of the scandal, according to the operator.

From Barron's Jul. 19, 2026

“On Wikipedia it says—yeah, the son of Stuart Bellstone, the D and G trading scandal, blah, blah, his son is Paolo Vallarta-Bellstone.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Jackson, who campaigned heavily with Platner before the scandals, had the support of roughly 75 percent of the volunteers who rallied behind the now-disgraced former Senate candidate.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

The protests follow a series of examination scandals that have shaken confidence in the country's testing system.

From Barron's Jul. 21, 2026

By rubber-stamping a fourth term despite these toxic scandals, football's governing bodies are showing they are content to sit in rotten squalor rather than strive for something better.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Given our own tinderbox of a world—in the face of the Somme, in the face of millions killed—the highest morality has nothing to do with domestic scandals and everything to do with preventing great-power war.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

In addition to changing the bedsheets and helping Mrs. Caruthers to the bathroom, Ophie was also asked to fetch a newspaper so that the old woman could check the latest scandals plaguing the Harding administration.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland




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